Trivinia Barber

November 1st, 2022

Delegation Is Like Flexing A New Muscle—You Have To Practice

You can make delegation a successful habit you repeatedly do. My best advice to get better is simply to talk yourself into delegating more often. 

October 5th, 2022

12 Entrepreneurs Share What Inspires Them To Be Better Leaders

While some people may be naturally inclined toward leadership roles, no one is born a perfect leader. The ability to inspire, motivate and guide a team of people is built up over time, and no matter how many managerial positions someone has held, there's always more to learn.

September 23rd, 2022

Leaders: Simple Strategies For Offering More Feedback During The Workday

One key way of ensuring your team members have the tools and knowledge to do their jobs to the best of their abilities is to provide them with plenty of feedback. But between busy schedules and stressful projects, leaders may think it too difficult to find the time. So while many employees may be eager to receive more feedback from their leadership, companies aren't necessarily providing it. 

June 24th, 2022

Your Team Building Problems Are More Personal Than You Think

Reflecting on the personal problems that infiltrate your business—and navigating solutions—isn’t easy.

June 9th, 2022

10 Effective Ways To Leave A Lasting Impression On A Potential Employer

Whether you're applying for a position at a large corporation or a job at a growing startup, the potential employer is likely going to have a lot of applicants to comb through and some tough decisions to make before they settle on one particular candidate. When you’re interviewing, your first impression is often a lasting one, so it’s vital to leave a positive impression during the hiring process.

June 2nd, 2022

Solving A Problem? 10 Tips To Avoid Rushing To A Solution

When trying to solve a problem—small or large—many people may tend to rush to a solution in order to get a process in motion or to just get it off their plate so they can focus on other things. However, this method has the potential to create negative consequences, especially if the wrong decision was made or all variables weren’t considered. 

June 1st, 2022

Leading A Global Team? Eight Ways To Respect Cultural Differences

Global workplaces are a melting pot of cultures, work styles and professional backgrounds. Having a global team is an incredible opportunity to learn more about other individualized experiences and even boost your team's worldly viewpoints.

May 31st, 2022

11 Ways To Sound More Confident And Professional Over The Phone

Whether it's cold calls, sales calls or building a relationship with a vendor, phone conversations are prevalent in many professionals' daily working lives. However, it can be tricky to sound confident and at ease over the phone without a face-to-face connection.

May 26th, 2022

13 Content Marketing 'Don'ts' To Avoid At All Costs

Success in content marketing requires a deep knowledge of existing and prospective customers and successful, tailored campaigns to reach them all. But while reaching those customers and making the sale can be achieved with the right plan, there is still the possibility of making a lot of mistakes along the way.

May 6th, 2022

10 Tips To Set Up And Run A Successful Virtual Internship

When done thoughtfully, internships can have major benefits for both the interns and the companies who host them. Interns are able to get valuable hands-on experience in their chosen field, and companies are able to get to know and evaluate potential employees before committing to hiring them. But while the basic premise is the same, the dynamic changes when the environment shifts to a virtual setup.

April 27th, 2022

Eight Toxic Mindsets You Could Develop As A Business Leader (And How To Change Them)

When you’re in a position of authority, and when you have the livelihoods of not only yourself but also your teams to consider, it can be easy to develop certain mindsets around yourself, your work and the way your business should be run. While many of these mindsets can be positive, many can also be toxic, threatening to overwhelm you and, ultimately, your team’s morale if left unchecked.

April 7th, 2022

Nine Exercises To Assess Your Leadership Skills And Find Areas For Improvement

Great leaders are constantly evolving, gaining additional skills and finding new ways to effectively manage and guide their teams. This proactive style of leadership comes with practice and self-awareness of any weaknesses or blind spots you may have.

April 6th, 2022

Lack Of Employee Engagement? 10 Simple Ways To Improve Their Motivation

Ensuring employees are engaged is key in business, as it leads to higher company morale and improved quality of work. Further, a lack of engagement can be a telltale sign that something is wrong. 

April 5th, 2022

Eight Steps To Take If You've Made A Financial Mistake In Your Business

Many entrepreneurs find it particularly difficult to recover from financial mistakes. Small businesses especially often run on very tight margins, meaning that one slip-up can be detrimental to a young company.

April 1st, 2022

Nine Common Sales Obstacles You May Face In The Early Stages Of Your Business

Sales challenges are unavoidable in any business, regardless of industry. From curating an effective sales process to pinpointing your ideal customer, solving these sales challenges is crucial during the early stages of your company.

March 24th, 2022

10 Entrepreneurs Share The Most Important Early Business Decisions They Made

The first few years of a company can be the most critical for its overall growth trajectory. This early stage will set the tone for the business and determine how potential pitfalls will be handled. 

March 15th, 2022

Three Ways To Humanize Your Hiring Process And Create A Better Candidate Experience

To attract and retain strong candidates, you should use your hiring process as an opportunity to demonstrate your company’s values.

February 28th, 2022

Nine Ways To Act As An Informal Mentor To Your Employees

Many leaders grow and advance in their careers with the help of a mentor. Because of this, it’s natural to want to "pay it forward" by helping up-and-coming industry professionals find their way.

February 14th, 2022

Should Businesses Follow A Four-Day Workweek? Entrepreneurs Weigh In

The idea of a four-day workweek isn't a new concept, but since the pandemic, whether or not this type of work model should be implemented has become a hot topic of debate in the professional world. Some say four-day workweeks make employees more productive, while others argue that, even if this is true, they can't spare their entire staff on a Friday.

January 12th, 2022

CEOs: Nine Email Hacks To Better Manage Your Inbox And Priorities

A CEO's email inbox can quickly become unruly if not properly managed. While being constantly bombarded with emails from various recipients making different asks of them, many CEOs may find they get overwhelmed by their inbox, leading to lower productivity and missed communication in the long run. And unfortunately, they don’t always have much time to deal with a mess of emails.

September 16th, 2021

Want A More Inclusive Work Culture? Try These 10 Simple Leadership Strategies

Employees want to feel valued, included and represented at work. Not only do they want to receive encouragement from supervisors and support from upper management, but they also want to be able to express themselves and their opinions freely with colleagues without fear of retribution.

September 16th, 2021

Nine Things Every New Manager Needs To Do In The First 90 Days Of Their Role

Landing your first management position can be as daunting as it is exciting. You may feel pressure from superiors to perform well or wonder how you'll best lead your new employees.

February 11th, 2021

10 Ways To Be There For The Team And Still Meet Managerial Goals

Managers have the difficult responsibility of achieving their own goals to meet the business objectives of their company while simultaneously overseeing the performance of its employees.

February 8th, 2021

Eight Nonnegotiable Traits You Should Be Looking For In Potential Hires

Your employees’ personalities and work ethics have a direct impact on how effective and efficient you and your company are at getting anything done. Because of this, putting together a well-functioning team isn’t always straightforward. For an entrepreneur who needs to have team members they can count on, a few personality traits stand out as necessary.

January 14th, 2021

17 Creative Ways to Bring Together Company Leaders for Productive Conversation

17 members of YEC share effective tactics for gathering together leaders in a way that will lead to actual productivity and strategizing.

January 5th, 2021

Business Leaders: Eight Tips For Putting Your Health And Happiness First

Entrepreneurs, especially when first starting out, often fall into the trap of overwork. While any successful business needs a firm hand to guide it, your body and mind have their own needs as well. Taking time off for relaxation and socialization in a non-work environment is critical to maintaining your health and the productivity you need to run a growing company.

December 17th, 2020

Planning For Q1 Of The New Year: Eight Tips For Success

The end of this year is right around the corner, and smart business owners will already be setting up plans and goals for the coming first quarter. Planning helps a business take stock of what it's achieved thus far and what it can hope to accomplish in the first quarter of the new year, given its available time and resources.